NZFF into the Future...

[Alex]

Hi everyone,

Our renewal for NZFF is coming up this month, so it's time for us to open up to donations again...

We have just over $110 left over from last year and need to raise a minimum of $250 to keep us going for another 12 months. The money will be used to renew the nzff.org domain and renew the hosting which NZFF is stored on.

As in previous years, you can donate through the Godzone store. Link. If we raise extra, it will be saved into a standalone savings account, and left to accrue interest, or used to add features/capabilities to NZFF. Not sure exactly what yet though (Opinions welcome!).

A wee disclaimer... You are in no way obliged to donate, and the only thing you will receive from your donation will be our gratitude, and the knowledge that you helped keep NZFF running another year.

Feel free to post any questions or pick me up on anything I've missed - I think I've covered the basics.

Cheers,

Alex

[pilot.masman]

hope my donation helps and that it reflects on the gratitude i feel towards NZFF

not sure what to suggest you spend the excess on though

maybe donations over a certain amount should get a little cuddly toy or a hug and a kiss ( lol )

[Adamski]

Good timing! Get us when we're all smoochy and sentimental over NZFF's birthday

I'd say carry the excess over (if any) towards the following year's hosting charges - just like this year. If the surplus is massive, then maybe sponsoring a few one-off competitions of some kind <?>. Anyway, piggy bank duly robbed

[ZK-DWF]

Happy to donate!

Keep up the great work

[Alex]

QUOTE (pilot.masman @ May 5 2009, 10:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

maybe donations over a certain amount should get a little cuddly toy or a hug and a kiss ( lol )

Hugs and Kisses? We'd need a team of huggers to get through everyone, want to be the leader?

QUOTE (Adamski @ May 6 2009, 02:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Good timing! Get us when we're all smoochy and sentimental over NZFF's birthday

I'd say carry the excess over (if any) towards the following year's hosting charges - just like this year. If the surplus is massive, then maybe sponsoring a few one-off competitions of some kind <?>. Anyway, piggy bank duly robbed

Haha, I was going to say that you could give us a birthday 'present', although then thought it would be a not-too-subtle money-grab.

Special competition idea is interesting though, cheers for that.

QUOTE (ZK-DWF @ May 6 2009, 09:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Happy to donate!

Keep up the great work

Thanks DWF; glad you enjoy it.

Alex

[Florian_S]

Glad to help a great cause guys!

[Reidstah]

I dont post or even lurk here much anymore since all my gear is in storage ready for a big move but...

Other forums I belong to have a special kind of avatar thing that states wether the person is a supporter or premium member or something like that. It could lead to elitism but I doubt that with this group.

Just a thought.

[Alex]

We did discuss having a separate member category last year, and we didn't go ahead with it. There is a list of who donated money last year here. We will most probably be doing something similar this year.

I'll also have a chat again with Andrew and Robin about a separate member group for those who donate.

Alex

[spongebob206]

All Done, Long Live NZFF

Thanks All and look forward to the next 12 months

[pilot.masman]

lol, whats the average donation amount??, id be quite interested to see the range (anonymous offcourse)

[james]

Great work NZFF!

Look forward to another year of great discussion, pics and catching up with other keen aviation enthusiasts

Viva NZFF.org !!!!

[pilot.masman]

wow, i just read the email that came round. thats allot of donations from NZFF. very generous. sorry i changed my sig into an av

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Reidstah @ May 6 2009, 02:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

avatar thing that states wether the person is a supporter or premium member or something like that. It could lead to elitism but I doubt that with this group.

The worry of some off the young newbie's ... moneys worth nothing , fun is .. its the what you can or get that can help , the sharing .. at times i can make a right dork of myself .. mmm come to think of it .. jezz been prity good lately .... or i hope , .... Premium member or Elitism .. well .... Wellcome to NZFF .. We are all in this Club .

[HardCorePawn]

Hope I'm not too late... I got the email that said we were hoping that Robin would setup a donation feature on his site... and didn't see any update to that...

Just noted the link in the first post above this morning! Donation on its way (well, as soon as Robin processes the payment )

[Naki]

Hmm I didn't get the email.

[Naki]

I sent out this email on 5th May:

QUOTE

Dear Alex,

Our renewal for NZFF is coming up this month, so it's time for us to ask for donations again...

We have just over $110 left over from last year and need to raise a minimum of $250 to keep us going for another 12 months. The money will be used to renew the nzff.org domain and renew the hosting which NZFF is stored on.

As in previous years, you can donate through the Godzone store. If we raise extra, it will be saved into a standalone savings account, and left to accrue interest, or used to add features/capabilities to NZFF. Not sure exactly what yet thought (Opinions welcome!).

A wee disclaimer... You are in no way obliged to donate, and the only thing you will receive from your donation will be our gratitude, and the knowledge that you helped keep NZFF running another year.

Feel free to join the discussion thread at NZFF by clicking here.

Kind Regards,[/quote]

Last edited by Alex on Wed May 27, 2009 7:09 pm, edited 1 time in total.

[pilot.masman]

check spam boxes, forum emails often go there

[Alex]

Should have gone through to your xtra email Paul? It'd be unusual if you haven't received it.

Alex

[Naki]

I did get it - it got filed away by mistake.

[Pato]

Glad to help. Sorry about delay but guess better late than never. Cheers.